[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35729-35730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12681]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Meeting
AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, July
12, 2022. In May 2022, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo
appointed a new cohort of 32 members who will serve two-year terms.
Members will meet for the first time to hear from Federal innovation
and entrepreneurship policymakers and discuss potential policies that
would foster innovation, increase the rate of technology
commercialization, and catalyze the creation of jobs in the United
States. Topics to be covered include the development of a national
entrepreneurship strategy, an overview of Federal support for
technology innovation and entrepreneurship, and an exploration of
critical emerging technologies.
DATES: Tuesday July 12, 2022, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20230. The main entrance to HCHB is located on the
west side of 14th St. NW between D St. NW, and Constitution Ave. NW,
and a valid government-issued ID is required to enter the building.
Visitors to HCHB must comply with and adhere to the Department of
Commerce's COVID-19 policies and protocols in effect at the time of the
meeting, which can be found at the Department's COVID-1 Information Hub
at https://www.commerce.gov/covid-19-information-hub. Please note that
pre-clearance is required both to attend the meeting in person and to
make a statement during the public comment portion of the meeting.
Please limit comments to five minutes or less and submit a brief
statement summarizing your comments to Eric Smith (see contact
information below) no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 6,
2022. Teleconference or web conference connection information will be
published prior to the meeting along with the agenda on the NACIE
website at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Smith, Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 78018, Washington,
DC 20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: +1 202 482 8001. Please
reference ``NACIE July 2022 Meeting'' in the subject line of your
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE, established pursuant to Section 25(c)
of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended
(15 U.S.C. 3720(c)), and managed by EDA's Office of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, is a Federal Advisory Committee Act committee that
provides advice directly to the Secretary of Commerce.
NACIE will be charged with developing a national entrepreneurship
strategy that strengthens America's ability to compete and win as the
world's leading startup nation and as the world's leading innovator in
critical emerging technologies. NACIE is also charged with identifying
and recommending solutions to drive the innovation economy, including
growing a skilled STEM workforce and removing barriers for
entrepreneurs ushering innovative technologies into the market. The
council also facilitates federal dialogue with the innovation,
entrepreneurship, and workforce development communities. Throughout its
history, NACIE has presented recommendations to the Secretary of
Commerce along the research-to-jobs continuum, such as increasing
access to capital, growing and connecting entrepreneurial communities,
fostering small business-driven research and development, supporting
the commercialization of key technologies, and developing the workforce
of the future.
The final agenda for the meeting will be posted on the NACIE
website at http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to the meeting. Any
member of the public may submit pertinent questions and comments
concerning NACIE's affairs at any time before or after the meeting.
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Comments may be submitted to Eric Smith (see contact information
above). Those unable to attend the meetings in person but wishing to
listen to the proceedings can do so via teleconference or web
conference (see above). Copies of the meeting minutes will be available
by request within 90 days of the meeting date.
Dated: June 8, 2022.
Eric Smith,
Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
[FR Doc. 2022-12681 Filed 6-10-22; 8:45 am]
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